Start Your Journey: Straight Couple

The two of you have decided to add to your family! This is an exciting time ­but it may get a little scary, too. Path2Parenthood can help you streamline your journey with comprehensive information on getting and staying pregnant, even if the infertility word becomes part of the conversation. So let’s get started.

Getting Started

The two of you have decided to add to your family! This is an exciting time ­but it may get a little scary, too. Path2Parenthood can help you streamline your journey with comprehensive information on getting and staying pregnant, even if the infertility word becomes part of the conversation. So let’s get started.

Some women have always known they wanted to experience pregnancy and childbirth. If this sounds like you, you’ll want to have a fertility checkup prior to conception attempts so any potential infertility issues can be tackled up front.

HEALTHY LIFESTYLE

Choices you make today can affect your fertility tomorrow! Alcohol, drug use, cigarette smoking and other lifestyle choices, as well as your body mass index (BMI), can make or break fertility potential. Wondering which? Click here before you reach for that loaded cheeseburger, if you’re hoping to be a parent someday soon.

EGG FREEZING

Fertility preservation for women fighting cancer or other diseases and social egg freezing for those wishing to postpone pregnancy are becoming widely used. Egg freezing is not an insurance policy for motherhood, however. Learn everything you need to here.

SPERM FREEZING

Men can opt to freeze their sperm for medical and social reasons, such as prior to leaving for deployment. Information about cryopreservation of sperm can be found here.

RESOURCES FOR YOU

Is advanced maternal age really a thing? For many women hoping to be moms someday, it is. Not every woman over 34 will have issues getting pregnant but some will. The good news is: there are more options than ever before, from modifying your lifestyle choices to testing your egg reserve, which can help you stay on top of your fertility and, hopefully, help you conceive in your 30s and beyond. Take a deep breath and learn more here.

RESOURCES FOR YOU

If you’ve been having trouble conceiving, know you’re not alone. One in eight couples in the U.S. today is diagnosed with infertility, but many will go on to realize their dream of family, either with the help of a physician or through adoption. Let Path2Parenthood help you navigate the journey.

COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE

Alternative treatments, including acupuncture, traditional Chinese medicine and herb use, are used successfully to treat infertility both on their own and in conjunction with traditional treatments. You can learn more about acupuncture and TCM,here. Some info on herbology can be found here.

RESOURCES FOR YOU

MEDICATION THERAPY

Many types of medication help both men and women increase fertility potential. Some of these may work with natural conception and others will require more medical support. Learn what might do the trick for you.

RESOURCES FOR YOU

HIGH-TECH TREATMENT

Next ­level treatment options, such as in vitro fertilization (IVF), are very common but may lead to many questions you and your partner might have. To begin, read about your options and coordinate with your doctor about which may work best for you.

A heartbreaking experience many women face is recurrent pregnancy loss, or miscarriage. Miscarriage is common­ as many as 25% of pregnancies end in miscarriage, usually during the first 20 weeks. If you have had more than one miscarriage, your doctor may recommend additional testing to find out why.

LEARN MORE ABOUT WHY

Genetic testing such as preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) or preimplantation genetic screening (PGS) may help your doctor determine what is causing your miscarriages to occur and lead to solutions which may help.

TAKE ACTION

The overriding concern in pregnancy loss is how to prevent another one. Knowledge is key here, so please take a moment to read our Recurrent Pregnancy Loss Fact Sheet and talk to your doctor to understand your unique body and situation.

At Path2Parenthood, we understand this tremendously difficult time and want you to remember that many, many women experiencing miscarriage will ultimately give birth to a healthy baby. Remember that hope is a very powerful tool, and in the case of recurrent pregnancy loss, not an ill-founded one.

RESOURCES FOR YOU

Any number of circumstances bring couples to look for sperm donors, egg donors, embryo donation and surrogates in their journey to pregnancy. Whatever yours may be, make sure you know the basics before you begin.

If adoption feels like the right path for you, look for an adoption agency or adoption attorney that you can trust, who specializes in the type of adoption you wish to pursue and is licensed to work in your state. There are several to learn about:

Some women have always known they wanted to experience pregnancy and childbirth. If this sounds like you, you’ll want to have a fertility checkup prior to conception attempts so any potential infertility issues can be tackled up front.

HEALTHY LIFESTYLE

Choices you make today can affect your fertility tomorrow! Alcohol, drug use, cigarette smoking and other lifestyle choices, as well as your body mass index (BMI), can make or break fertility potential. Wondering which? Click here before you reach for that loaded cheeseburger, if you’re hoping to be a parent someday soon.

EGG FREEZING

Fertility preservation for women fighting cancer or other diseases and social egg freezing for those wishing to postpone pregnancy are becoming widely used. Egg freezing is not an insurance policy for motherhood, however. Learn everything you need to here.

SPERM FREEZING

Men can opt to freeze their sperm for medical and social reasons, such as prior to leaving for deployment. Information about cryopreservation of sperm can be found here.

RESOURCES FOR YOU

Is advanced maternal age really a thing? For many women hoping to be moms someday, it is. Not every woman over 34 will have issues getting pregnant but some will. The good news is: there are more options than ever before, from modifying your lifestyle choices to testing your egg reserve, which can help you stay on top of your fertility and, hopefully, help you conceive in your 30s and beyond. Take a deep breath and learn more here.

RESOURCES FOR YOU

If you’ve been having trouble conceiving, know you’re not alone. One in eight couples in the U.S. today is diagnosed with infertility, but many will go on to realize their dream of family, either with the help of a physician or through adoption. Let Path2Parenthood help you navigate the journey.

COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE

Alternative treatments, including acupuncture, traditional Chinese medicine and herb use, are used successfully to treat infertility both on their own and in conjunction with traditional treatments. You can learn more about acupuncture and TCM,here. Some info on herbology can be found here.

RESOURCES FOR YOU

MEDICATION THERAPY

Many types of medication help both men and women increase fertility potential. Some of these may work with natural conception and others will require more medical support. Learn what might do the trick for you.

RESOURCES FOR YOU

HIGH-TECH TREATMENT

Next ­level treatment options, such as in vitro fertilization (IVF), are very common but may lead to many questions you and your partner might have. To begin, read about your options and coordinate with your doctor about which may work best for you.

A heartbreaking experience many women face is recurrent pregnancy loss, or miscarriage. Miscarriage is common­ as many as 25% of pregnancies end in miscarriage, usually during the first 20 weeks. If you have had more than one miscarriage, your doctor may recommend additional testing to find out why.

LEARN MORE ABOUT WHY

Genetic testing such as preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) or preimplantation genetic screening (PGS) may help your doctor determine what is causing your miscarriages to occur and lead to solutions which may help.

TAKE ACTION

The overriding concern in pregnancy loss is how to prevent another one. Knowledge is key here, so please take a moment to read our Recurrent Pregnancy Loss Fact Sheet and talk to your doctor to understand your unique body and situation.

At Path2Parenthood, we understand this tremendously difficult time and want you to remember that many, many women experiencing miscarriage will ultimately give birth to a healthy baby. Remember that hope is a very powerful tool, and in the case of recurrent pregnancy loss, not an ill-founded one.

RESOURCES FOR YOU

Any number of circumstances bring couples to look for sperm donors, egg donors, embryo donation and surrogates in their journey to pregnancy. Whatever yours may be, make sure you know the basics before you begin.

If adoption feels like the right path for you, look for an adoption agency or adoption attorney that you can trust, who specializes in the type of adoption you wish to pursue and is licensed to work in your state. There are several to learn about: